The TechForge Accelerator from Business Sheffield comprises of 5 in-person workshop sessions designed to support technology-centred startups

How will your tech startup make money, and have you considered all the options available?

The TechForge Accelerator from Business Sheffield is a series of five in-person workshops designed to support technology-centred startups, particularly those involving software.

The accelerator is best suited to early-stage founders. You might have an idea you're exploring, be developing a prototype or Minimum Viable Product (MVP), or have already started trading.

You can attend one or more workshops in the TechForge Accelerator series depending on your needs. Each workshop lasts just over two hours, with an opportunity to network at the end.

What is this TechForge Accelerator workshop about?

This session focuses on monetisation: the different ways your technology or software business could generate income.

Software-based businesses can use a variety of approaches to bring in revenue. You might be considering fees or subscriptions, exploring advertising revenue or looking at options such as digital currencies.

The workshop will introduce different approaches to monetisation and explore pricing models and pricing levels for your products and services.

What will I learn?

During the workshop, you'll explore:

Ways to generate income

Explore different monetisation options for technology and software-based businesses.

Fees and subscription models

Consider approaches that involve charging customers fees or subscriptions for your products or services.

Alternative revenue models

Explore other approaches to generating income, including advertising revenue and digital currencies.

Pricing models

Look in more detail at different pricing models for your products and services.

Setting your pricing levels

Explore the pricing levels you could consider when deciding what to charge for your products or services.

Who is the TechForge Accelerator for?

The TechForge Accelerator is best suited to founders of early-stage, technology-centred startups, particularly those involving software.

You might be:

Exploring a technology or software business idea

Working on a prototype

Developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Already doing some initial trading

Do I need to attend all five workshops?

No. The TechForge Accelerator includes five in-person workshop sessions, but you can book one or more workshops depending on your needs.

Who will deliver the workshop?

The session will be led by one of Business Sheffield's highly experienced Tech Scale-Up Advisors..

Time: 9:30 -12:30pm

Date: Tue 6 Oct

Venue: Electric Works, 3 Concourse Way, S1 2BJ

Agenda

Arrival and Networking - 9:30am - 10am

Session - 10am - 11:15am

Break: 11:15am - 11:30am

Session: 11:30am - 12:30pm

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